Lincoln Academy in Newcastle Maine seeks applications for a full-time Social Worker for the 2025-2026 school year. Founded in 1801 Lincoln Academy is an independent Town Academy deeply rooted in the mid-coast communities of central Lincoln County. For 220 years we have served as an educational center for students from more than 15 towns in the region. In addition to our local students the school enrolls up to 55 international and domestic boarding students. This results in an exciting mix of students and the school is committed to providing an outstanding education for each of them. Job Summary:The High School Social Worker will play a pivotal role in providing social and emotional support to our students collaborating with faculty and families and advocating for the overall mental health and wellness of our school individual and group counseling services to high school students to address academic social emotional and behavioral assessments and evaluations to identify students needs and develop appropriate intervention with teachers administrators and parents to support students educational goals and social-emotional as a resource for faculty and staff on student mental health issues and best practices for student in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss student progress and develop comprehensive support crisis intervention strategies and provide immediate support to students during emergencies or critical and facilitate workshops programs or support groups on topics related to mental health wellness and life accurate and confidential student records progress notes and documentation of services informed about community resources counseling techniques and best practices in adolescent mental for students needs within the school and community ensuring equitable access to resources and support :Masters degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited state licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Social Worker (LCSW) experience working with adolescents in an educational or clinical Department of Education CHRC approval to work in a Maine schoolOther Skills:Strong understanding of adolescent development mental health issues and therapeutic interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build trusting relationships with students families and approach and ability to maintain confidentiality and in crisis intervention and knowledge of community resources for mental health to diversity equity and inclusion in supporting a diverse student to work independently and as part of a collaborative and adaptable to the changing needs of students and the school community.
Social Worker
